Hand truck



Nov. 17, 1925. 1,562,239

U. S. MEALEY HAND TRUCK Filed May 28, 1925 gwwntoc Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

ULYSSES S. MEALEY, OF FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA.

HAND TRUCK.

Application filed May 28, 1925. Serial No. 33,421.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULYSSES S. MnALnY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Faribault, in the county of Rice and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a hand truck, and has for its principal object to provide a structure whereby articles such as boxes or the like may be easily engaged under by the hand truck, so that the articles may be easily and quickly lifted thereon. I

Another important object of the invention Figure 1 is a top plan view of the hand truck embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view thereof, showing the parts in a different position, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the numerals 5 designate a pair of handle bars, which are pivoted to the cross members 6, intermediate their ends. Straps 7 are fixed to the ends of the bars 5, for receiving pivot pins 8 in the ends of arms 9, which are pivoted between plates 10, and terminate. in laterally extending hook shaped members 11'. An axle 12 is associated with wheels 13 in the usual man ner and are supported by brackets 14 depending from the lower plate 10. A guide rod 15 includes a pair of telescopically associated sections fixed, one to the plate 10, and the other to the cross member 6. A bowed leaf spring 16 is fixed intermediate is to provide a hand truck of the above its ends to the cross member (Sand engages the bars 0 as shown in Figure 1. By swinging the handle bars 5 away from each other, as is indicated in Figure 2, it will be seen that the extensions 11 may be moved away from each other, so that the truck may be moved adjacent an article and placed in a vertical position, and then by moving the handles toward each other, the extensions 11 will be forced under the article, and thus the truck may lift the article from the adjacent their ends, which are t pivoted to the arms 9, and tend to normally hold the bars 5 in parallel relation ground in the usual manner,'and move to convey the article to the desired place. It is thought that the construction, operation, utility andadvantages of the invention will now be clearly understood by those familiar with the use of an ordinary hand truck,

without a more detailed description.

It is apparent that changes inthe details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A hand truck of the class described including a wheel supported plate, a pair pivoted to the cross member and having their ends pivotally engaged with the other ends of the arms, a guide rod including a pair of telescopically associated sections, one fixed to the cross member and the other fixed to the plate.

3. A hand truck of the class described including a wheel supported plate, a pair of arms pivoted to the plate and having allel position, and 21 guide rod including :1 extenswns for engagmg an artlele on one pan of telescoplcally assoclated sections, end, a cross member, a pan of handle bars one fixed to the cross member and the other 10 pivoted to the cross member and having fixed t0 the plate.

their ends pivotally engaged With the other In testimony whereof I znfix my signw ends of the arms, a sprlng between the ture.

handles for normally holding them in par- ULYSSES S. MEALEY. 

